TV in 2023 explicitly and subliminally cast doubt on the sparkling future of streaming television.
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Jen, I knowMrs.
Davisalso made it on to your top-ten list this year.
Were all wondering whether we are slowly surrendering our sense of free will to entities that undervalue human expression.
(These entities include AI but also David Zaslav.)
Davisdouble down on the idea that much of technology cannot be trusted, but the ending ofMrs.
Is the Peak TV era over?Probably!
Does that mean the promise streaming initially offered more opportunities for risk-taking and representation of fresh voices is dead?
Hope not but also [insert shrug emoji].
To refer to another one of my favorites from 2023:The Bearsaid chaos menu and television responded accordingly.
Roxana Hadadi:I wasnt as much of aMrs.
The FX miniseriesClass of 09explored similar themes, but I think I was the only person who watched it.
RobotandWestworldincreasing our paranoia about what we misunderstand about the tech we use every day.
After several years of intense skepticism, 2023 has also felt like the year that algorithmic failure became undeniable.
JC:Look at the rest of our individual top-ten lists.
Dozens of new and original series have been canceled, while theres been an increase in IP-reboot announcements.
Im not sure who is asking for a Harry Potter series at this point, but were getting it.
From there the critique of capitalism and corporate conservatism gets more intensely beautiful and strange.
Its a little hard to believe no one at Prime Video flagged it for sheer cognitive dissonance.
But Im not so ostrich-in-the-sand that I cant also embrace what only streaming has figured out how to provide.
Which is something that your average broadcast show or unimaginative reboot doesnt necessarily muster on the regular.
